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Meaning strew meaning

What does strew mean?

strew

— verb (= straw) spread by scattering ( is archaic) straw strew toys all over the carpet — verb cover; be dispersed over Dead bodies strewed the ground

Synonyms strew synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as strew?

strew English » English

scatter sprinkle spread sow disseminate bestrew straw cover strow disperse throw spoil shower dot whiteout white out water veil throw about submerge stud stipple spread over spread out spray smother shroud shake out scattered in disorder scatter over scatter here and there rain punctuate propagate proliferate pour upon pour down pour plank pepper paste overspread overgrow occult obstruct obscure obliterate mound over mask mantle

Topics strew topics

What do people use strew to talk about?

Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter

What words refer to separating or scattering things?

separate separation scatter disperse dispersion dispersal spread out spray move apart move away from each other put space between to space (things) space out place at intervals divide division blow apart distribute sow strew sift

Physical actions Arrange Put

Load, pile

What words refer to putting lots of things on something?

cram crowd drape dust hang heap jam load mound pack pile scatter settle sew shower spread stack stick stock strew string stuff wrap

Conjugation strew conjugation

How do you conjugate strew?

strew · verb

Present I strew

Positive I strew

Singular

1st person I strew

2nd person you strew

3rd person he/she/it strews

Plural

1st person we strew

2nd person you strew

3rd person they strew

Negative I don't strew

Singular

1st person I don't strew I do not strew

2nd person you don't strew you do not strew

3rd person he/she/it doesn't strew he/she/it does not strew

Plural

1st person we don't strew we do not strew

2nd person you don't strew you do not strew

3rd person they don't strew they do not strew

Question do I strew?

Singular

1st person do I strew?

2nd person do you strew?

3rd person does he/she/it strew?

Plural

1st person do we strew?

2nd person do you strew?

3rd person do they strew?

Negative question don't I strew?

Singular

1st person don't I strew? do I not strew?

2nd person don't you strew? do you not strew?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it strew? does he/she/it not strew?

Plural

1st person don't we strew? do we not strew?

2nd person don't you strew? do you not strew?

3rd person don't they strew? do they not strew?

Past I strewed

Positive I strewed

Singular

1st person I strewed

2nd person you strewed

3rd person he/she/it strewed

Plural

1st person we strewed

2nd person you strewed

3rd person they strewed

Negative I didn't strew

Singular

1st person I didn't strew I did not strew

2nd person you didn't strew you did not strew

3rd person he/she/it didn't strew he/she/it did not strew

Plural

1st person we didn't strew we did not strew

2nd person you didn't strew you did not strew

3rd person they didn't strew they did not strew

Question did I strew?

Singular

1st person did I strew?

2nd person did you strew?

3rd person did he/she/it strew?

Plural

1st person did we strew?

2nd person did you strew?

3rd person did they strew?

Negative question didn't I strew?

Singular

1st person didn't I strew? did I not strew?

2nd person didn't you strew? did you not strew?

3rd person didn't he/she/it strew? did he/she/it not strew?

Plural

1st person didn't we strew? did we not strew?

2nd person didn't you strew? did you not strew?

3rd person didn't they strew? did they not strew?

Future I'll strew

Positive I'll strew

Singular

1st person I'll strew I will strew

2nd person you'll strew you will strew

3rd person he/she/it'll strew he/she/it will strew

Plural

1st person we'll strew we will strew

2nd person you'll strew you will strew

3rd person they'll strew they will strew

Negative I won't strew

Singular

1st person I won't strew I will not strew

2nd person you won't strew you will not strew

3rd person he/she/it won't strew he/she/it will not strew

Plural

1st person we won't strew we will not strew

2nd person you won't strew you will not strew

3rd person they won't strew they will not strew

Question will I strew?

Singular

1st person will I strew?

2nd person will you strew?

3rd person will he/she/it strew?

Plural

1st person will we strew?

2nd person will you strew?

3rd person will they strew?

Negative question won't I strew?

Singular

1st person won't I strew? will I not strew?

2nd person won't you strew? will you not strew?

3rd person won't he/she/it strew? will he/she/it not strew?

Plural

1st person won't we strew? will we not strew?

2nd person won't you strew? will you not strew?

3rd person won't they strew? will they not strew?

Conditional I'd strew

Positive I'd strew

Singular

1st person I'd strew I would strew

2nd person you'd strew you would strew

3rd person he/she/it'd strew he/she/it would strew

Plural

1st person we'd strew we would strew

2nd person you'd strew you would strew

3rd person they'd strew they would strew

Negative I wouldn't strew

Singular

1st person I wouldn't strew I would not strew

2nd person you wouldn't strew you would not strew

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't strew he/she/it would not strew

Plural

1st person we wouldn't strew we would not strew

2nd person you wouldn't strew you would not strew

3rd person they wouldn't strew they would not strew

Question would I strew?

Singular

1st person would I strew?

2nd person would you strew?

3rd person would he/she/it strew?

Plural

1st person would we strew?

2nd person would you strew?

3rd person would they strew?

Negative question wouldn't I strew?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I strew? would I not strew?

2nd person wouldn't you strew? would you not strew?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it strew? would he/she/it not strew?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we strew? would we not strew?

2nd person wouldn't you strew? would you not strew?

3rd person wouldn't they strew? would they not strew?

Present continuous I'm strewing

Positive I'm strewing

Singular

1st person I'm strewing I am strewing

2nd person you're strewing you are strewing

3rd person he/she/it's strewing he/she/it is strewing

Plural

1st person we're strewing we are strewing

2nd person you're strewing you are strewing

3rd person they're strewing they are strewing

Negative I'm not strewing

Singular

1st person I'm not strewing I am not strewing

2nd person you aren't strewing you're not strewing you are not strewing

3rd person he/she/it isn't strewing he/she/it's not strewing he/she/it is not strewing

Plural

1st person we aren't strewing we're not strewing we are not strewing

2nd person you aren't strewing you're not strewing you are not strewing

3rd person they aren't strewing they're not strewing they are not strewing

Question am I strewing?

Singular

1st person am I strewing?

2nd person are you strewing?

3rd person is he/she/it strewing?

Plural

1st person are we strewing?

2nd person are you strewing?

3rd person are they strewing?

Negative question aren't I strewing?

Singular

1st person aren't I strewing? am I not strewing?

2nd person aren't you strewing? are you not strewing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it strewing? is he/she/it not strewing?

Plural

1st person aren't we strewing? are we not strewing?

2nd person aren't you strewing? are you not strewing?

3rd person aren't they strewing? are they not strewing?

Past continuous I was strewing

Positive I was strewing

Singular

1st person I was strewing

2nd person you were strewing

3rd person he/she/it was strewing

Plural

1st person we were strewing

2nd person you were strewing

3rd person they were strewing

Negative I wasn't strewing

Singular

1st person I wasn't strewing I was not strewing

2nd person you weren't strewing you were not strewing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't strewing he/she/it was not strewing

Plural

1st person we weren't strewing we were not strewing

2nd person you weren't strewing you were not strewing

3rd person they weren't strewing they were not strewing

Question was I strewing?

Singular

1st person was I strewing?

2nd person were you strewing?

3rd person was he/she/it strewing?

Plural

1st person were we strewing?

2nd person were you strewing?

3rd person were they strewing?

Negative question wasn't I strewing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I strewing? was I not strewing?

2nd person weren't you strewing? were you not strewing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it strewing? was he/she/it not strewing?

Plural

1st person weren't we strewing? were we not strewing?

2nd person weren't you strewing? were you not strewing?

3rd person weren't they strewing? were they not strewing?

Future continuous I'll be strewing

Positive I'll be strewing

Singular

1st person I'll be strewing I will be strewing

2nd person you'll be strewing you will be strewing

3rd person he/she/it'll be strewing he/she/it will be strewing

Plural

1st person we'll be strewing we will be strewing

2nd person you'll be strewing you will be strewing

3rd person they'll be strewing they will be strewing

Negative I won't be strewing

Singular

1st person I won't be strewing I will not be strewing

2nd person you won't be strewing you will not be strewing

3rd person he/she/it won't be strewing he/she/it will not be strewing

Plural

1st person we won't be strewing we will not be strewing

2nd person you won't be strewing you will not be strewing

3rd person they won't be strewing they will not be strewing

Question will I be strewing?

Singular

1st person will I be strewing?

2nd person will you be strewing?

3rd person will he/she/it be strewing?

Plural

1st person will we be strewing?

2nd person will you be strewing?

3rd person will they be strewing?

Negative question won't I be strewing?

Singular

1st person won't I be strewing? will I not be strewing?

2nd person won't you be strewing? will you not be strewing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be strewing? will he/she/it not be strewing?

Plural

1st person won't we be strewing? will we not be strewing?

2nd person won't you be strewing? will you not be strewing?

3rd person won't they be strewing? will they not be strewing?

Conditional continuous I'd be strewing

Positive I'd be strewing

Singular

1st person I'd be strewing I would be strewing

2nd person you'd be strewing you would be strewing

3rd person he/she/it'd be strewing he/she/it would be strewing

Plural

1st person we'd be strewing we would be strewing

2nd person you'd be strewing you would be strewing

3rd person they'd be strewing they would be strewing

Negative I wouldn't be strewing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be strewing I would not be strewing

2nd person you wouldn't be strewing you would not be strewing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be strewing he/she/it would not be strewing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be strewing we would not be strewing

2nd person you wouldn't be strewing you would not be strewing

3rd person they wouldn't be strewing they would not be strewing

Question would I be strewing?

Singular

1st person would I be strewing?

2nd person would you be strewing?

3rd person would he/she/it be strewing?

Plural

1st person would we be strewing?

2nd person would you be strewing?

3rd person would they be strewing?

Negative question wouldn't I be strewing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be strewing? would I not be strewing?

2nd person wouldn't you be strewing? would you not be strewing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be strewing? would he/she/it not be strewing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be strewing? would we not be strewing?

2nd person wouldn't you be strewing? would you not be strewing?

3rd person wouldn't they be strewing? would they not be strewing?

Present perfect I've strewed

Positive I've strewed

Singular

1st person I've strewed I've strewn I have strewed I have strewn

2nd person you've strewed you've strewn you have strewed you have strewn

3rd person he/she/it's strewed he/she/it's strewn he/she/it has strewed he/she/it has strewn

Plural

1st person we've strewed we've strewn we have strewed we have strewn

2nd person you've strewed you've strewn you have strewed you have strewn

3rd person they've strewed they've strewn they have strewed they have strewn

Negative I haven't strewed

Singular

1st person I haven't strewed I haven't strewn I have not strewed I have not strewn

2nd person you haven't strewed you haven't strewn you have not strewed you have not strewn

3rd person he/she/it hasn't strewed he/she/it hasn't strewn he/she/it has not strewed he/she/it has not strewn

Plural

1st person we haven't strewed we haven't strewn we have not strewed we have not strewn

2nd person you haven't strewed you haven't strewn you have not strewed you have not strewn

3rd person they haven't strewed they haven't strewn they have not strewed they have not strewn

Question have I strewed?

Singular

1st person have I strewed? have I strewn?

2nd person have you strewed? have you strewn?

3rd person has he/she/it strewed? has he/she/it strewn?

Plural

1st person have we strewed? have we strewn?

2nd person have you strewed? have you strewn?

3rd person have they strewed? have they strewn?

Negative question haven't I strewed?

Singular

1st person haven't I strewed? haven't I strewn? have I not strewed? have I not strewn?

2nd person haven't you strewed? haven't you strewn? have you not strewed? have you not strewn?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it strewed? hasn't he/she/it strewn? has he/she/it not strewed? has he/she/it not strewn?

Plural

1st person haven't we strewed? haven't we strewn? have we not strewed? have we not strewn?

2nd person haven't you strewed? haven't you strewn? have you not strewed? have you not strewn?

3rd person haven't they strewed? haven't they strewn? have they not strewed? have they not strewn?

Past perfect I had strewed

Positive I had strewed

Singular

1st person I had strewed I had strewn

2nd person you had strewed you had strewn

3rd person he/she/it had strewed he/she/it had strewn

Plural

1st person we had strewed we had strewn

2nd person you had strewed you had strewn

3rd person they had strewed they had strewn

Negative I hadn't strewed

Singular

1st person I hadn't strewed I hadn't strewn I had not strewed I had not strewn

2nd person you hadn't strewed you hadn't strewn you had not strewed you had not strewn

3rd person he/she/it hadn't strewed he/she/it hadn't strewn he/she/it had not strewed he/she/it had not strewn

Plural

1st person we hadn't strewed we hadn't strewn we had not strewed we had not strewn

2nd person you hadn't strewed you hadn't strewn you had not strewed you had not strewn

3rd person they hadn't strewed they hadn't strewn they had not strewed they had not strewn

Question had I strewed?

Singular

1st person had I strewed? had I strewn?

2nd person had you strewed? had you strewn?

3rd person had he/she/it strewed? had he/she/it strewn?

Plural

1st person had we strewed? had we strewn?

2nd person had you strewed? had you strewn?

3rd person had they strewed? had they strewn?

Negative question hadn't I strewed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I strewed? hadn't I strewn? had I not strewed? had I not strewn?

2nd person hadn't you strewed? hadn't you strewn? had you not strewed? had you not strewn?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it strewed? hadn't he/she/it strewn? had he/she/it not strewed? had he/she/it not strewn?

Plural

1st person hadn't we strewed? hadn't we strewn? had we not strewed? had we not strewn?

2nd person hadn't you strewed? hadn't you strewn? had you not strewed? had you not strewn?

3rd person hadn't they strewed? hadn't they strewn? had they not strewed? had they not strewn?

Future perfect I'll have strewed

Positive I'll have strewed

Singular

1st person I'll have strewed I'll have strewn I will have strewed I will have strewn

2nd person you'll have strewed you'll have strewn you will have strewed you will have strewn

3rd person he/she/it'll have strewed he/she/it'll have strewn he/she/it will have strewed he/she/it will have strewn

Plural

1st person we'll have strewed we'll have strewn we will have strewed we will have strewn

2nd person you'll have strewed you'll have strewn you will have strewed you will have strewn

3rd person they'll have strewed they'll have strewn they will have strewed they will have strewn

Negative I won't have strewed

Singular

1st person I won't have strewed I won't have strewn I will not have strewed I will not have strewn

2nd person you won't have strewed you won't have strewn you will not have strewed you will not have strewn

3rd person he/she/it won't have strewed he/she/it won't have strewn he/she/it will not have strewed he/she/it will not have strewn

Plural

1st person we won't have strewed we won't have strewn we will not have strewed we will not have strewn

2nd person you won't have strewed you won't have strewn you will not have strewed you will not have strewn

3rd person they won't have strewed they won't have strewn they will not have strewed they will not have strewn

Question +'ll I have strewed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have strewed? +'ll I have strewn? will I have strewed? will I have strewn?

2nd person +'ll you have strewed? +'ll you have strewn? will you have strewed? will you have strewn?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have strewed? +'ll he/she/it have strewn? will he/she/it have strewed? will he/she/it have strewn?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have strewed? +'ll we have strewn? will we have strewed? will we have strewn?

2nd person +'ll you have strewed? +'ll you have strewn? will you have strewed? will you have strewn?

3rd person +'ll they have strewed? +'ll they have strewn? will they have strewed? will they have strewn?

Negative question won't I have strewed?

Singular

1st person won't I have strewed? won't I have strewn? will I not have strewed? will I not have strewn?

2nd person won't you have strewed? won't you have strewn? will you not have strewed? will you not have strewn?

3rd person won't he/she/it have strewed? won't he/she/it have strewn? will he/she/it not have strewed? will he/she/it not have strewn?

Plural

1st person won't we have strewed? won't we have strewn? will we not have strewed? will we not have strewn?

2nd person won't you have strewed? won't you have strewn? will you not have strewed? will you not have strewn?

3rd person won't they have strewed? won't they have strewn? will they not have strewed? will they not have strewn?

Conditional perfect I'd have strewed

Positive I'd have strewed

Singular

1st person I'd have strewed I'd have strewn I would have strewed I would have strewn

2nd person you'd have strewed you'd have strewn you would have strewed you would have strewn

3rd person he/she/it'd have strewed he/she/it'd have strewn he/she/it would have strewed he/she/it would have strewn

Plural

1st person we'd have strewed we'd have strewn we would have strewed we would have strewn

2nd person you'd have strewed you'd have strewn you would have strewed you would have strewn

3rd person they'd have strewed they'd have strewn they would have strewed they would have strewn

Negative I wouldn't have strewed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have strewed I wouldn't have strewn I would not have strewed I would not have strewn

2nd person you wouldn't have strewed you wouldn't have strewn you would not have strewed you would not have strewn

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have strewed he/she/it wouldn't have strewn he/she/it would not have strewed he/she/it would not have strewn

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have strewed we wouldn't have strewn we would not have strewed we would not have strewn

2nd person you wouldn't have strewed you wouldn't have strewn you would not have strewed you would not have strewn

3rd person they wouldn't have strewed they wouldn't have strewn they would not have strewed they would not have strewn

Question would I have strewed?

Singular

1st person would I have strewed? would I have strewn?

2nd person would you have strewed? would you have strewn?

3rd person would he/she/it have strewed? would he/she/it have strewn?

Plural

1st person would we have strewed? would we have strewn?

2nd person would you have strewed? would you have strewn?

3rd person would they have strewed? would they have strewn?

Negative question wouldn't I have strewed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have strewed? wouldn't I have strewn? would I not have strewed? would I not have strewn?

2nd person wouldn't you have strewed? wouldn't you have strewn? would you not have strewed? would you not have strewn?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have strewed? wouldn't he/she/it have strewn? would he/she/it not have strewed? would he/she/it not have strewn?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have strewed? wouldn't we have strewn? would we not have strewed? would we not have strewn?

2nd person wouldn't you have strewed? wouldn't you have strewn? would you not have strewed? would you not have strewn?

3rd person wouldn't they have strewed? wouldn't they have strewn? would they not have strewed? would they not have strewn?

Imperative strew!

Positive

you strew!

we let's strew!

Negative

you don't strew!

we let's not strew!

Examples strew examples

How do I use strew in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

Do not forget, when my mortal remains are taken away, to put a horseshoe over the door and to strew linseed after me so that I shall not haunt you.

Didn't you strew flowers in his path?

I'm going to strew the field with Saxon guts and bones.

Fred, what do those guys do besides strew roses in your path?

Better to quit and strew the ground with salt, as the ancients did, to purify the battlefields.

Or I'll strew your brains on the grass.

Now my fairest friend I would I had some flowers of the spring that might become your time of day but these I lack to make you garlands of, and, my sweet friend to strew you o'er and o'er.

I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, sweet maid, not have strew'd thy grave.

Every step you take, I will strew flowers in your path!

Strew it or bust.

Follow with a basket, then. I'm going to strew the field with Saxon guts and bones.

The sisters throw me scraps. strew broken glass on the floor.

Get up. Or I'll strew your brains on the grass.

Whenever I return triumphant, they strew flowers in my path, to celebrate my homecoming.

Sweet flower, With flowers thy bridal bed I strew.

Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew.

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